The Fiddle and Bone

Fiddle and bone is great in the summer I had many a good night out in the beer garden enjoying a glass/​botte/​many bottles of wine. They also have live music from time to time. Worth a look.

Fiddle and bone is the best place in the summer when you can sit outside on the canal on their massive terrace. It’s usually quite crowded when the sun is out and has a real positive atmosphere. The owner has put in a lot of effort and is very kind and friendly. I haven’t even yet been to their regular music night eg jazz evening etc. but they must be good too. It’s a real local place and in my opinion absolutely worth to be supported!

This has to be one of my favourite beer gardens in the city centre. Not only does it get the sun ALL evening, it is also very pretty with cobbles and a beautiful canal side setting.
One word of warning… the drinks are quite basic for the price so don’t be expecting to get too many pint’s from your ten pound note.
Overall a well kept secret just a minutes walk away from Broad Street. If you want to make the most of a very rare sunny day in Brum this place is definitely worth a look.

Breakfast Review:
I turned up today, after the cut off time for breakfast, (12:00) but was still allowed to enjoy one. This pleased me.
I sat outside in the sun and enjoyed a Full English breakfast.
There was a single sausage. It was tiny. There was also fried bread, there wasn’t any toast though? The fried bread was overly greasy, it was too oily for my liking. I wasn’t keen on the black pudding either. It was a little undercooked, dry and not particularly nice tasting.
Add to this the problem I had last time I went there, (it was shut — even though it should have been open), they also committed the worst crime of all: egg, (perfectly cooked), on the beans!
Some of the breakfast was good. The egg was spot on, the bacon OK, the tomato good, the sausage was excellent, it was just tiny and there was only one of them.
I paid £9.10 for a breakfast and half a diet coke. I don’t know how much the breakfast was, but it seems a bit steep if its around £7.50 — £8.00.
To make it better, it is quite easy: Add a round of toast, add another sausage, serve the beans separately. If they do that, it could well be a 4 or even 5 star.

I was really excited to see that the Fiddle and Bone was re-​opening so I popped along as soon as possible.
The inside is just like I remember, light and airy with lots of nods to the live music it specialises in. There is also a large courtyard to sit in on a sunny day.
We visited for Sunday lunch. The Sunday menu was small and simple. The belly pork I chose was one of the best I have had. The seasonal veg was delightful, the pork was well cooked with amazing crackling and the gravy was tasty.
We ordered food and drink at the bar and assume this is usual.
We’ve since been back for a drink and to listen to some live music. It was packed full on a sunny Bank Holiday. I’m looking forward to regular visits during the summer!

To tell the story of the Fiddle and Bone is like that of the Phoenix. A popular music pub in Birmingham closed down due to noise complaint from the new developments around it, it was a bit of a sad tale… but like the story of the Pheonix, it has now risen from the ashes again and reopened to the public with a slick facelift whilst still retaining much of it’s original charm.
The Fiddle and Bone is a large pub situated Canal side, near the NIA and off Broad Street. With two floors, four bars and a terrace outside which catches the sun, this bar will be popular with locals and visitors alike come the summertime. We popped in on 1^st March (it’s opening day) after being tipped off by Carl D. Although it was tipping it down in Birmingham, the place was already busy at just after one (even though it had just opened).
The top floor (off Sherbourne Street) has a large stage area, a horseshoe shaped bar and lots of different seating to allow people to sit and enjoy the live music which will be on most days in the week. There is a lounge bar to the left of the entrance which (I imagine) will be available for private hire and houses another bar and a more «chilled out» vibe.
Downstairs there are another two bars and a large, airy conservatory area for diners. They were cooking up a Sunday roast when we were there (at around £19 for three courses) and this smelled and looked delicious. We enjoyed pints of Mad Goose which were priced around the same as other venues in the area at £3.30.
There was a Tom Waits tribute act playing whilst we were in the venue, but it has plans to have live jazz, blues, classical and all sorts of music on offer throughout the week (check their website for details). They have restored the iconic trombone light fittings and have kept the old logo for their signage, giving it a authentic and welcoming style; in fitting with their laid back atmosphere.
We only popped in for one, but ended up staying for a couple. I can’t wait to check out the vast variety of music on offer at this venue in the future. In the summer it will be packed throughout, so my advice is to pop down now and see if it’s your sort of thing now (whilst you can still get to the bar).

Fellow Unilocaler Carl tipped us off that this pub and finally re-​opened and we went on the first day:)
It’s had a fresh lick of paint, but already the old vibe was back. The venue was buzzing, clearly the old regulars had come back to check it out. Upstairs there was a jazz band playing, which sounded quite fun. However, I preferred where we ended up downstairs, you could still hear the music, but we also got a good view over the canal. I can’t wait for summer so we can go and sit outside there:)
There was food on offer– a selection of three roasts to choose from, at £12.50. It looked reasonable enough. I’m not sure if they serve food everyday or not though.
I had a pint of Bierra Moretti, which was £3.95 I think — not too bad. Staff seemed friendly, although a few of them were still finding their feet.
Worth a visit if you like live music or are going to The Crescent Theatre and fancy a quick pint beforehand:)